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Jeep gives Grand Cherokee a redo, adds diesel option

Chrysler Group is kicking off the North American International Auto Show this morning with its redone 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, one of its most important vehicles, and it comes with surprise With a 3-liter

DETROIT -- Chrysler Group kicked off the North American International Auto Show this morning with the unveiling of a refreshed Jeep Grand Cherokee for 2014 and confirmation that the redone SUV will offer a high-mileage diesel engine option for the first time.

The company also showed refreshed versions of its compact Patriot and Compass crossovers.

But the star was the Grand Cherokee, one of the company's most important vehicles. With a 3-liter EcoDiesel V-6, the Grand Cherokee should be capable of 30 miles a gallon in highway driving and a 730-mile range, Chrysler says. It says those figures are class leading.

The Grand Cherokee will continue to be available, also with a 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine, good for 25 mpg on the highway, and a 5.7-liter V-8, which gets 21 mpg.